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Society of Women Writers & Journalists (SWWJ) is a British learned society for professional women writers. The society's aims include the "encouragement of literary achievement, the upholding of professional standards, and social contact with fellow writers and others in the field". It was founded as the Society of Women Journalists in 1894 by J. S. Wood, the editor of The Gentlewoman. Original members included Mary Frances Billington, Lady Colin Campbell, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Henrietta Stannard, Charlotte O'Conor Eccles, Marie Belloc, Madeline Greenwood, , and Mrs. Jack Johnson. Charlotte Humphry was the organization's first president. The society adopted its current name in 1954.

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  • Society of Women Writers & Journalists (SWWJ) is a British learned society for professional women writers. The society's aims include the "encouragement of literary achievement, the upholding of professional standards, and social contact with fellow writers and others in the field". It was founded as the Society of Women Journalists in 1894 by J. S. Wood, the editor of The Gentlewoman. Original members included Mary Frances Billington, Lady Colin Campbell, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Henrietta Stannard, Charlotte O'Conor Eccles, Marie Belloc, Madeline Greenwood, , and Mrs. Jack Johnson. Charlotte Humphry was the organization's first president. The society adopted its current name in 1954. The society began publishing a thrice yearly house magazine, Woman Journalist, in 1910. Its title was changed to Woman Writer in 2000. Men who are published writers can now join the society as associate members. (en)
  • La Society of Women Writers & Journalists (« Société des écrivaines et femmes journalistes ») est une société savante britannique pour les écrivaines professionnelles. Les objectifs de la société incluent « l'encouragement à la réussite littéraire, le maintien de standards professionnels élevés, et les contacts sociaux avec les collègues écrivaines et autres de ce domaine ». Elle est fondée en 1894, sous le nom de Society of Women Journalists (« Société des femmes journalistes »), par , éditrice de . La société adopte son nom actuel en 1954. La société commence à publier un magazine interne trisannuel, Woman Journalist (« La femme journaliste »), en 1910. Son titre est changé en Woman Writer (« L'écrivaine ») en 2000. Les écrivains hommes peuvent désormais rejoindre la société en tant que membres associés. (fr)
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  • La Society of Women Writers & Journalists (« Société des écrivaines et femmes journalistes ») est une société savante britannique pour les écrivaines professionnelles. Les objectifs de la société incluent « l'encouragement à la réussite littéraire, le maintien de standards professionnels élevés, et les contacts sociaux avec les collègues écrivaines et autres de ce domaine ». Elle est fondée en 1894, sous le nom de Society of Women Journalists (« Société des femmes journalistes »), par , éditrice de . La société adopte son nom actuel en 1954. (fr)
  • Society of Women Writers & Journalists (SWWJ) is a British learned society for professional women writers. The society's aims include the "encouragement of literary achievement, the upholding of professional standards, and social contact with fellow writers and others in the field". It was founded as the Society of Women Journalists in 1894 by J. S. Wood, the editor of The Gentlewoman. Original members included Mary Frances Billington, Lady Colin Campbell, Mrs. Frank Leslie, Henrietta Stannard, Charlotte O'Conor Eccles, Marie Belloc, Madeline Greenwood, , and Mrs. Jack Johnson. Charlotte Humphry was the organization's first president. The society adopted its current name in 1954. (en)
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  • Society of Women Writers and Journalists (fr)
  • Society of Women Writers and Journalists (en)
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